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人間の歯（は）の数は32本です。このうち4本は「親知らず」｛ おやしらず wisdom tooth）なので、たいていの人は28本です。私は31本。「親知らず」がまだあるので、歯医者（はいしゃ）に行くたびに「ぬきなさーい」と言われています。どうしよう。国はね、「80歳までに20本歯をのこしましょう」って言ってます。「8020運動」といって、今50％の方がクリアなんだそうです。えーそんなに歯がいるんだろうか。じゃあ、親知らず、ぬかないほがいいんじゃない？　久しぶりに歯医者に行って、なやんだお話、聞いてください。
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バレンタインデー終わりましたね。虫歯（むしば caries）にご用心（ようじん precaution）。
じゃあ、またね。


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第49話　8020、ハハ歯の話

Sophie has a new kitten and does not want to take a nap.

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Sophie's Nap

The price of bitcoin hit more than $100,000 for the first time as the value of the cryptocurrency continues to soar following the election of Donald Trump.

This came just hours after the President-elect indicated he'd take a lighter regulatory approach to the crypto industry during his presidency.

It climbed from $69,374 on the day of Trump's election on November 5 and rose as high as $103,713 on December 4, according to CoinDesk.

Just two years ago, bitcoin dropped below $17,000 following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.

However, experts aren't sure how long the value of bitcoin will remain high as cryptocurrency is highly volatile.

Some are hopeful of future gains, but others continue to warn of investment risks.

Trump, who was once a crypto skeptic, has said he wants to make the US "the crypto capital of the planet." His campaign accepted donations in cryptocurrency and he has also launched World Liberty Financial, a new project with family members to trade cryptocurrencies.

Many in the crypto industry have welcomed Trump's victory, hoping that he'll be able to push through changes that they've long lobbied for — which, generally speaking, aim for an increased sense of legitimacy without too much red tape.

Trump has already made a move in that direction, saying he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Under current chair Gary Gensler, the SEC has cracked down on the crypto industry, penalizing a number of companies for breaking securities laws.

But what is cryptocurrency, really?

In basic terms, cryptocurrency is digital money. It is designed to work through an online network without a central authority — meaning it's typically not backed by any government or banking institution — and transactions get recorded with technology called a blockchain.



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Price of Bitcoin Soars, Boosted by Election of Trump

En el episodio de hoy te cuento algunas supersticiones comunes en España. En él hablo de algunas cosas que pueden traer buena o mala suerte. 

¿Y tú? ¿Eres supersticioso? ¿Cuáles son las supersticiones más comunes en tu país? ¡Cuéntame!

Blanca to go 

29 – Supersticiones españolas 

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Ep.16 Learn Thai _ how to pronounce ใกล้(near) VS ไกล(far) 

Oi gente, aqui é a Aneleh, sua tutora de português favorita. No episódio de hoje trouxe mais uma fábula famosa para vocês se divertirem e aprenderem palavras novas. No final desse episódio, trarei o vocabulário com seus significados em inglês para ajudar caso vocês tenham dificuldades. E se quiser acompanhar o script do podcast é só clicar nesse link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jBPwlqJ6yEj7xgRQtREFOk4ym-osOZgksAp8HD6ZMGc/edit?usp=sharing
Vamos lá?

Hi guys, this is Aneleh, your favorite Portuguese tutor. In today's episode I brought another famous fable for you to have fun and learn new words. At the end of this episode, I will bring the vocabulary with its meanings in English to help if you have difficulties. And if you want to follow the podcast script, just click on this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jBPwlqJ6yEj7xgRQtREFOk4ym-osOZgksAp8HD6ZMGc/edit?usp=sharing
Let's go?

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A lebre e a tartaruga 

Get ready for a special treat! In this episode, I talk with Terri Creeden, an Executive Coach, trainer, and facilitator. Terri is a Certified Daring Way Facilitator and Dare to Lead Facilitator through the Brené Brown Education and Research Group. During our conversation, we talk about how to get a job while being authentic and vulnerable. Here are some gems from this episode:

"The employer will be most impressed by an authentic person sitting in front of them and not somebody who has canned, formulated responses that they've heard from every other candidate. Let them see who you really are and not who they are hoping you are."

"Anytime we are caught up managing our image, how we look and appear, and come across to somebody else, that immediately takes us right out of authenticity. So you're moving further away from what's really going to win you that interview."

"What leaders really want to see is that they can trust somebody. If you aren't able to say, "I need help, or I can't do that, or I don't know how to do that," they're going to have trouble trusting you." 

Tune in to get more valuable insights from Terri, so you're well prepared for your next job interview! The second part of our conversation will be released in the next episode. 

Episode originally published October 27, 2021

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript https://www.express-to-impress.com/being-authentic/

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